Chapter Fifteen: The Plot of Safety and Danger

  After leaving the Imperial City, everyone was rushing along as quickly as possible, because King Zhongshen could send troops to chase them at any time. Fortunately, it was already deep in the night, and it would be very difficult to pursue an army protected by magic in such a dark night. Generally speaking, tonight should still be safe for the time being.

  Qin Lan and others went more than ten miles away from the Imperial Capital before finding Quan Cong to deliver a message, he wanted to leave the team and fly solo, not wanting to be with them anymore.

  But the answer was just two words: Not allowed.

  Her Majesty the Queen was originally indifferent to this sudden little guy and his servants, nor did she want too many miscellaneous fish in her team. So, subconsciously, she wanted to nod in agreement. However, after Yun Xianglan whispered a few words in her ear, Her Majesty immediately changed her mind.

  In the second half of the night, the fleeing army began to set up camp and rest. After all, people are not made of iron, without rest, it would be impossible to cope with the pursuing troops during the day. The court magician who followed the team quickly set up a hiding boundary, and everyone started to rest on the spot, as for dinner, it was just some dry rations they carried with them.

  All the way to rush, the physically weak Cha Hongying and Lu Yun had long been unable to hold on, and they were always carried by the strong men. As for Qin Qing's three daughters, although they were a little better off and didn't need to be carried, they were also exhausted at this time. When they heard the word "rest", they sat down on the ground without caring about anything... Qin Lan was not much better. Fortunately, when they left, they also packed some dry food for the men to carry, and now they could only eat together, but sleeping at night was impossible, there were no tents, everyone just found a windy position and squeezed together.

  Qin Lan didn't rush to sleep, instead he first entered the game to check his physical strength. From the assassination attempt at dusk, Qin Lan's internal computer had been constantly running, and after experiencing several summonings, his physical strength was now on the verge of exhaustion. He quickly exited and then summoned a Nine-Turn Revival Pill and a Nine-Flower Jade Dew Pill, which he swallowed, instantly replenishing his body with energy.

  Jiuzhuan Huansheng Dan, an extremely precious medical holy medicine that can revive the dead and restore flesh to bones. It has a miraculous healing effect of reviving the dead. When used on generals, it immediately restores their vitality to 100%. Summoning requires 15 vitality and 15 spirit energy.

  Jiuhua Yulu Wan, a spiritual medicine made from precious and rare medicinal materials such as Xue Lian, has a refreshing fragrance that invigorates the senses. After taking it, one's spirit is lifted and body strengthened, prolonging life. When used by generals, their vitality is immediately restored to 100%. Summoning requires: Physical Strength 15, Spiritual Energy 15.

  If it weren't for this special period, Qin Lan would never want to take medicine to supplement his physical strength. For the same reason, he hoped that he could gain a real increase in strength. Unfortunately, now he can only prioritize survival. Just as he was about to re-enter the game, Qin Lan's hand was suddenly grabbed by someone - it was Cha Hongying, the mother of this body of Qin Lan.

  "Lan'er, what will happen to us in the future? Master... As a woman with little experience, Cha Hongyan has been following Qin Lan's instructions all along. She didn't feel anything was wrong before, but when she was pointed at by the soldiers' weapons later on, she almost fainted and still can't recover until now. She doesn't know what Qin Lan is going to do or where they are headed, everything is so chaotic and insecure. What she fears most is how her son will be affected in this matter."

  Qin Lan gently squeezed her mother's hand, signaling her to be at ease. "We'll be fine, everything will get better."

  Qin Lan had countless thoughts in his mind, but unfortunately, he couldn't explain them to Cha Hongyan and could only roughly comfort her. Meanwhile, Qin Qing, Qin Jin, and Qin Yun all opened their eyes with hopeful gazes at him. Now, the Qin family could only rely on him to give people a little confidence.

  Re-entering the game, Qin Lan found Guo Jia in the government office. Although he was a military strategist, there were not many things for him to do at present. The development of the city and the recruitment and training of soldiers had nothing to do with him. He mainly made strategic suggestions for the development of the city. Therefore, when Qin Lan found him, Guo Jia was boredly flipping through the past records of the city.

  Qin Lan told Guo Jia about the situation in the real world, and then asked for his opinion. Now the queen does not allow him to leave, but Qin Lan does not want to get involved in their muddy waters, so Qin Lan needs Guo Jia to give him a beneficial suggestion, allowing him to part ways with the queen and others. Obviously, Guo Jia is an expert in this aspect.

  Although it is a card game, Guo Jia's strategy must be three points better than others.

  After a moment of contemplation, Guo Jia finally spoke up, "My lord, can you summon me to the world you were talking about?"

  Of course not! If it were possible, Qin Lan wouldn't have to worry so much. Guo Jia's current leadership is 45 and his intelligence is 108, which means that summoning him requires a total of 333 physical and mental strength, but Qin Lan's current limit is only 224.

  He murmured and Guo Jia fell into deep thought again. When he spoke once more, however, he made a suggestion that left Qin Lan utterly astonished.

  Guo Jia actually let Qin Lan temporarily follow the Queen's team!!!!!

  Isn't this sending to death? Qin Lan was very surprised and looked at him, but Guo Jia was Guo Jia. When he started to explain to Qin Lan bit by bit why he made this decision, Qin Lan was immediately convinced by him.

  Firstly, Qin Lan is now without any support or connections, doesn't know anyone and has no power to rely on. Rather than going to a strange place to start from scratch, why not stand at a high starting point from the beginning? Now there's an opportunity to help her when the king of a country is in trouble, what could be better than this?

  Secondly, although the coup happened suddenly and seemed to have an overwhelming advantage for the rebels, it doesn't mean that the rebels will definitely win in the end. The empress has ruled the empire for so long, there must be forces supporting her as well as hidden means. Now as long as the queen can escape from the rebel army's pursuit and reunite with her own forces, she can regain her footing and gain an even greater advantage due to her legitimate claim.

  Thirdly, regarding Qin Lan's current safety. Qin Lan, who has left the main army, will not only be less safe but also more likely to be found by the rebels because she has lost the protection of the accompanying mages. In order to find the Empress and others, I believe the rebels will not easily give up any suspicious clues. On the other hand, in the main army, the Empress and others have at least tens of thousands of soldiers guarding them, and it would be difficult for the rebels to take them down easily. Moreover, since the Empress and others have made this plan, they must have people waiting to receive her... Therefore, following the Empress will not only be safe but also safer.

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